Bison vs Buffalo: Head and shoulders Bison have massive heads and a large shoulder hump. Buffalo heads are much more ...

The American bison is an incredibly interesting critter. Sometimes called buffalo, this name is a misnomer and suggests that the American bison is somehow related to the buffalo of the Old World.

So, is it “buffalo” or “bison”? We think the answer is “yes ... some experience from early European voyages around the Cape of Africa and experiences in Asia. So, they knew about ...

Cape buffalo, one of four distinct subspecies ... but it’s thought early American settlers called bison “buffalo” because they look similar—large, brown, hulking beasts that graze ...